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Commonwealth Edison Company, Crawford Electrical Generating Station, 3501 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL

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Significance: The buildings of the Crawford Electric Generating Station were designed by the renowned architectural firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst and White; the Crawford Station also reflects the rapid expansion in the 1920s of Chicago's largest electric utility, the Commonwealth Edison Company.

Survey number: HAER IL-114

Building/structure dates: 1924 Initial Construction

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1969 - 1980
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Location

chicago
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Library of Congress
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https://www.loc.gov/
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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power industry steam turbines powerhouses boiler houses chicago frances alexander gray fitzsimons anderson graham historic american engineering record jet lowe john nicolay photo commonwealth edison company south pulaski road crawford electrical cook county ultra high resolution high resolution illinois power generation power plants detroit publishing company photograph collection library of congress